Women Empowerment

The Woman’s Company Raises $1.4 Million in Pre-Series A Round

The brand has also established a strong presence on leading e-commerce marketplaces such as Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal, Nykaa, and Zivame. A new and exciting D2C sustainable hygiene brand, The Woman’s Company has raised $1.4 million in a Pre-series A round led by Pradip Burman, Chairman of Mobius Foundation and senior member of the Dabur family.  …

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First Person: Levelling the gender playing field in Jordan

Picture Credit: Balqees Shahin is a volunteer with HeforShe in Jordan Discussing gender equality in Jordan can lead to difficult conversations, as Balqees Shahin, a volunteer for the UN Women gender equality campaign HeforShe, has discovered. Marking International Day of The Girl Child on Monday, Ms. Shahin told UN News that online games can help young people to …

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Generation Start-up: How SunBox is helping solve Gaza’s electricity crisis

Picture Credit: SunBox is a Palestine-based start-up founded by Majd Mashharawi. Photo: Sunbox Majd Mashharawi’s inspiration for her start-up SunBox, which powers thousands of homes in Gaza city with cost-effective solar panels, stemmed from her own experience with the electricity crisis that mars the lives of those in the 365-kilometre blockaded enclave. Founded in 2018, …

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Meet the 27-year-old disabled woman educating an entire Jharkhand village

Differently-abled daughter of daily wagers saved money and studied, and is now making fellow villagers literate, reports Mukesh Ranjan. JHARKHAND:  Kalawati Kumari, 27, of Silafari village in Gumla can’t walk, but her morale is high. She never attended school due to her disability and poor financial condition, but managed to clear Class 10 and 12 exams …

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Anshu Malik becomes first Indian woman to reach wrestling World Championships final

Anshu Malik beat junior European champion Solomiia Vynnyk of Ukraine 11-0 in the semi-finals of the 57kg division, thus becoming the first Indian to reach the women’s wrestling final at the World Championships. Anshu Malik on Wednesday created history by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the final of the wrestling World Championships …

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